contemporary art

We first met almost 10 years ago on the street in front of the Townhouse Gallery; she was leaving, I…

Few artworks in the contemporary Egyptian art scene leave viewers, regardless of their backgrounds and tastes, in awe. The diverse…

  Big Ben, the famed bell belonging to Britain's Parliament, will chime non-stop for three minutes on Friday as part…

There is a lot of art on the Internet. Most newly created art, no matter who makes it or where…

Xenia Nikolskaya’s collection of photographs, “Dust,” currently on display in the Townhouse first floor gallery space, opens the doors to…

Contemporary art in Egypt is often framed in social and political terms, but at the Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum, director…

An exhibition entitled “Resistance" opened Saturday night, celebrating the third anniversary of Darb 1718, an art center in Old Cairo.

Entering the world of online glitch art can feel like stepping into your worst computer nightmare. Error messages, garbled code…

The “RGB” exhibition at the Townhouse gallery is a dark horse. I must admit that I didn’t get it at…

Egyptian visual artist Wael Shawky was among six artists awarded the 2012 Abraaj Capital Art Prize on Tuesday. Established in…